Theater

Saturday, April 7

“Memorial Day,” staged reading by Lynn Cullen, 7:30 p.m., Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. $5 donation. 854-0065 or www.acorn-productions.org.

“Red Riding Hood and the Big ‘Bad’ Wolf,” presented by Portland Ballet Company, 11 a.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Narrated by Suzanne Nance of MPBN. $5-$10, at the door.

“Nightingale,” musical adaptation of Anderson story, Figures of Speech Theater, 7:30 p.m., Lucid Stage, Baxter Boulevard, Portland. $10. Lucidstage.com.

Friday, April 20-?Saturday, May 5

“Pirates of Penzance,” Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 p.m. $21.99. 799-1421, 799-6509 or [email protected].

Through April 22

“Heroes,” presented by Portland Stage Company, 25 Forest Ave., Portland, 7:30 Tuesday through Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $15-$39. portlandstage.org.

Concerts

Thursday, April 5

Portland Jazz Orchestra with Chris Oberholtzer and 18-piece band, 8 p.m.,One Longfellow Square, Portland. $5-$9. Onelongfellowsquare.com.

Saturday, April 7

Two Sides of the Classical Guitar, David Bulllard and Brian Cullen, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10-$12. Mayostreetarts.org.

Events

Friday, April 6

Edible Book Festival, featuring edible art referencing a book or poem, 5-8 p.m., Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium. portlandlibrary.com.

Thursday, April 12

“Words and Pictures,” poetry/short story readings, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair and South Portland Library Writers Group, presented by Friends of the South Portland Library, 7 p.m., South Portland Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland.

Exhibits

Through Sunday, April 8

“Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists,” Portland Museum of Art.775-6148 or www.portlandmuseum.org

Saturday, April 7 ?through Monday, April 30

“Chronology of a Life: Artist’s Books, Poems and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,” Glickman Family Library, USM Portland campus. Reception Saturday, April 7, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. 228-8014.

Through Monday, May 28

“Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148 or www.portlandmuseum.org.

Send events 10 days in advance to [email protected].